Disabling a Type I-E CRISPR-Cas Nuclease with a Bacteriophage-Encoded Anti-CRISPR Protein

ABSTRACT CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat)-Cas adaptive immune systems are prevalent defense mechanisms in bacteria and archaea. They provide sequence-specific detection and neutralization of foreign nucleic acids such as bacteriophages and plasmids. One mechanism by...

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Main Authors: April Pawluk, Megha Shah, Marios Mejdani, Charles Calmettes, Trevor F. Moraes, Alan R. Davidson, Karen L. Maxwell
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/638a3e556a714bbc9c1150d62a69a2df
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